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Wang Xing is inviting Mark out to dinner.
Name |
Pinyin |
Chinese |
English equivalent |
王星 |
Mǎkè, nǐ yǒu kòng ma? |
马克,你有空吗? |
Mark, are you free? |
马克 |
Wǎnshang yǒu kòng, nǐ yǒu shénme shì? |
晚上有空,你有什么事? |
This evening I am free. What’s up? |
王星 |
Wǒ yào qǐng nǐ chīfàn. |
我要请你吃饭。 |
I would like to treat you to dinner. |
马克 |
Wèishénme nǐ yòu qǐng wǒ chī fàn? |
为什么你又请我吃饭? |
Why do you always treat me to dinner? |
王星 |
Yīnwèi nǐ gāng dào Zhōngguó. |
因为你刚到中国。 |
Because you just arrived in China. |
王星 |
Zài nǐ de jiǔdiàn fùjìn yǒu yī jiā hěn bùcuò de fànguǎn. |
在你的酒店附近有一家很不错的饭馆。 |
Near your hotel is a very good restaurant. |
王星 |
Nǐ xiǎng yīqǐ qù ma? |
你想一起去吗? |
Would you like to join me? |
马克 |
Hǎo, zěnme zǒu? |
好,怎么走? |
Okay, how do I get there? |
王星 |
Cóng jiǔdiàn qiánmén chūqù, yòu guǎi, dào dì èr ge lùkǒu, zài yòu guǎi. |
从酒店前门出去,右拐, 到第二个路口,再右拐。 |
From the front of the hotel take a right and when you get to the second interesection make another right. |
王星 |
Ránhòu yīzhí zǒu, guò le dì èr ge lùkǒu, nǐ huì zài zuǒbiān kàn dào nà ge fànguǎn. |
然后一直走,过了第二个路口,你会在左边看到那个饭馆。 |
Along this street walk past the second intersection and you will see the restuarant on your left. |
王星 |
Wǒmen qīdiǎn bàn zài nàlǐ jiànmiàn, hǎo bu hǎo? |
我们七点半在那里见面,好不好? |
We meet at 7:30. Is that okay? |
马克 |
Hǎo, wǎnshang qī diǎn bàn jiān. |
好,晚上七点半见。 |
Okay, see you at 7:30 tonight. |
Vocabulary
Pinyin |
Chinese |
English |
qǐng |
请 |
(v) treat |
yòu |
又 |
(adv) again/always |
gāng |
刚 |
(adv) just now |
jiǔdiàn |
酒店 |
(n) hotel |
fùjìn |
附近 |
(n) vicinity |
jiā |
家 |
(classifier for businesses) |
fànguǎn |
饭馆 |
(n) restaurant |
yīzhí |
一直 |
(adv) straight ahead |
guò |
过 |
(v) pass, go past |
lùkǒu |
路口 |
(n) intersection |
cóng …dào |
从…到 |
(part) from … to |
chūqù |
出去 |
(v) go out |
ránhòu |
然后 |
(conj) then |
guǎi |
拐 |
(v) turn |
tiáo |
条 |
(classifier for pants, street, fish, etc) |
lù |
路 |
(noun) street |
Additional Vocabulary
Pinyin |
Chinese |
English |
duì miàn |
对面 |
across from |
qián miàn |
前面 |
in front of |
gāi wǒ le |
该我了 |
My turn! |
Homework
Homework should challenge the student to use the vocab and grammar from the lesson
Sentence Practice